Improvement in riding-saddles



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. MEEKEE, OE EEIDGEPOET, oONNEoTIOUr, AssIGNOE rro Laer, MEEKEEa co., OE sAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN RlDliNG-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l-42'.,771, dated May16, 1865.

To aZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. MEEKEE, of Bridgeport, county ofFairtield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Riding-Saddles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- AFigure l is an inner side view of the skirt of a saddle constructedaccording to' my invention; Fig. 2, an exterior view Ot' the same; Fig.3, a section of Fig. 1,1;akenin the line a.' Fig. 4t, a section ot' aportion of Fig. 2, taken in the line yy,- Fig. 5, an exterior side viewof the lining of a saddle-skirt constructed on the present plan 5 Fig.6, a seciion ot' Fig. 5, taken in the line c z.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in the construction of thatclass Ot' riding-sadvdles which have their skirts provided withprojections to partially support the calves of the legs and thighs.These projections have hitherto been made by pads attached to an innerskirt or lining and covered by pi g-skina rather expensive mode ofmanufacture.

My invention consists in forming the projections by swagin g the leatherskirts, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby the labor andexpense of forming the projections by pads attached to the skirts in theusual way are avoided.

A represents the leather skirt of the right side of a genti mansriding-saddle. This skirt is cut out of a goo quality of thick leather,and has projections B B formed on its exterior by means of swaging, theleather being in a moistened state while being swaged. In Fig. l theinner side of the skirt, and consequently the cavities formed by theswaging, is shown, and in Fig. 2 the projections or convex surfaces areshown, B being the calf projection,and B the thigh projection. Thesewith pig-skin, which forms the exterior surface Ot' the skirt.

It will be seen at once that by my improvement the projections B B' areobtaied at an much less expense than attends the present mode otmanufacture. The pig-skin is avoided, which is an expensive article, andthe projections may be formed by swaging at a much less cost than by thestuffed pads, the labor of making the same and attaching them to theinner leather ot' the skirt and the stitching ot' the pig-skin over thembeing considerable.

This invention, it will be understood, is applicable either to ladies7or gentlemens ridingsaddles.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The forming ofthe projections or calf and thigh supports on the skirts ofaridingsaddle by means of swaging, substantially in the manner as hereinshown and described.

GEO. H. MEEKER.

Witnesses:

HENRY T. SHELTON, WYLLYs LYON.

